{"product_id":"raymond-chandler-speaking-paperback","title":"Raymond Chandler Speaking - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaymond Chandler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDorothy Gardiner\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKatherine Sorley Walker\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTough-minded and typically idiosyncratic, here is Chandler on Chandler, the mystery novel, writing, Hollywood, TV, publishing, cats, and famous crimes. This skillfully edited selection of letters, articles, and notes also includes the short story \"A Couple of Writers\" and the first chapters of Chandler's last Philip Marlowe novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Poodle Springs Story\u003c\/i\u003e, left unfinished at his death. Paul Skenazy has provided a new introduction for this edition as well as a new selected bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaymond Chandler\u003c\/b\u003e (1888-1959) was born in Chicago but raised in London, returning to the U.S. to live in California in 1919. His first story, \"Blackmailers Don't Shoot,\" was published in 1933 and \u003ci\u003eThe Big Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e, his first novel, in 1939.\u003cb\u003ePaul Skenazy\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe New Wild West: The Urban Mysteries of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler\u003c\/i\u003e and he is Professor of American Literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 275\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.17 x 5.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45424691413094,"sku":"9780520208353","price":63.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/MkRKcG1OekdjMlBLd2JBeFNzOWtxQT09.webp?v=1775605801","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/raymond-chandler-speaking-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}